Status Updates From A Tale of Stars and Shadow ...

Oh no how is everything going to be wrapped up in time!

I think I figured the ending but I’m so impressed with the foreshadowing and tale weaving I’m determined to stay for the finale

I like the world building, even if it is a bit of a slog (typical for fantasy book 1), but I'm having a hard time with the characters. Aside from the FMC, they're all assholes. I'm not sure why she's putting up with all the bullshit, honestly, other than the fact that she's pretty damaged. But I need her to start calling people on their shit.

Ok guys the writing is worse than shatter me.. DNF

I kinda hate the third person pov … 😕

them teaching each other how to read😭😭😭😭 WKDKAJDKSJD BAWLING

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the flooding is what always gets me

her having to choose her new guards from prisoners is still such a good moment

im so in love with this book

when i tell u i’m gnawing on the bars of my enclosure because im rereading my favourite fantasy book😭

rereading for the 2nd time and i still stand by the fact that i have never loved a female protagonist as much as i love talyn dynan

hold up, this is low key really good…

noo not my baby

This is included in Audible Plus and so far, I don’t hate it.

This is as close to the Rook and Rose series as I can get. There’s a mystery afoot.

their development im sobbing i cant do this

im so happy i could cry

bro's abt to become a menace after talyn got shot 😭😭😭

i can feel the slow burn already

The excessive amount of made up names is killing me.

“He should be relieved. She was a threat to him and his work and if someone had decided to take care of her, that was a good thing. But he wasn’t relieved. After last night he was incandescently furious”

So good.

heavily annotating this, with sticky notes and writint in it, so this migjt take a while. it’s also my “at home” book, so i won’t read it outside the house hihi

Called it, bitches

Hear me out:
What if Talyn’s dad is an exiled Mithranarian royal? What if Talyn has a claim to the throne??

That would throw a giant incest shaped wrench in my other predictions

Ight. My money’s on Montagn trying to frame the Firthlander’s to weaken their adversaries through war

“If she hadn’t been so taken aback by Zamaril’s heated plea on Tiercelin’s behalf, she might have refused quickly and firmly.”

Listen. I love a platonic bromance as much as the next reader.
But, like, if it turned out NOT to be platonic… I wouldn’t be mad

Who’s gonna act as a buffer to prevent the Falcons from tormenting the Wolves if Talyn leaves?

How do we KNOW Savin isn’t a double agent

“And then the blood drained from the queen’s face, eyes widening in shock and something like fear.”

Did the queen see something of her ex lover in Talyn? Did she realize Talyn’s a Dumnorix?